No time to waste.  Let’s get right to the news;

• Hook‘s Heather Chittum brandishes her pastry knife to do battle this Wednesday as Top Chef: Just Desserts makes its debut on Bravo. (DCist)
• Fuggedaboutit! The old pizza joint up Georgia Avenue NW is set to become a new West Indian takeout spot. (Prince of Petworth)
• Is there really such a thing as a Po’ Boy Diet? Ed Levine seems to think so. Let’s hope so. (Serious Eats)

• Stiiiiir it up at Petworth’s newest digs: a Rastafarian/Ethiopian fusion joint called The Ras. (Thrillist)
• Food carts begin pulling into the Southwest Waterfront to commemorate the launch of the new 7^th Street Landing park. (STLQTC)
• Hot off the press! New study says Americans often lie about their weight! How on Earth did we not see this coming? (Time)
• Because nothing says autumn quite like beer: Punkin Ale is back on tap at the Dogfish Head Ale House for a limited time at both the NoVa and Gaithersburg locations. (Northern Virginia magazine)
• Three Bethesda bakers battle to paint the town in buttercream. (Bethesda magazine)
• As the football season has just commenced, so has the desire for finding the perfect football bar. You know, the one that just sorta feels right. (TBD)
• John Fleury uncovers the science of beer. Hooray, beer.(DCist)